IDED – Chapter 49

IDED – Chapter 49b8895a6ca7dabee0

Chapter 496fea57524aa618ef

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The next morning, 19cac23a67 Serena sat up 6d619c1755 in bed and da753d04a9 was startled.f3e7bdfee0d793c5

“Huh? I didn’t drink, 8a3cc74676 so why do fb371e83cd I feel hungover?”adf12291562bc3e6

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Though it wasn’t d92055f4f6 as severe as 4f08794406 the day after 4f2f2ecb59 heavy drinking, her 6892121820 head felt fuzzy—exactly dd2021eba1 like a hangover. If Azaid 1f9046b79c hadn’t given 77817097bc her a da92ae6c20 hangover remedy fb598e393b in advance, a1b9ff4800 she might b8ecb49a8d have been 59cb9e49e3 crawling around b145805a7e by now, f3baf42712 but Serena 952f1d4fbb wasn’t aware ff02d93c99 of that.fc17c3a480cb4f4e

Stretching while feeling a bf9c9e1440 faint hangover, she found 053d0ac006 it odd. She hadn’t even a25bfaeecf drunk alcohol, yet 9880b473ea here she was 962e1c3f70 with hangover symptoms. It was truly fbbde7a7fb strange.ab95ca61f2bfa82c

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Come to think a5a119ee68 of it, she e63cb20243 couldn’t remember how 7684fca7b5 she returned to 1ecad8e928 her lodging last 67f1d37bc3 night. She vaguely remembered 49187cf22c calling Azaid to 059330692f the terrace, but 55144fad12 after that, her a8f0afa5ff memory was hazy.ba267d86c64c7b25

‘This is strange. I must’ve been d88dc92a1a really tired lately. I can’t even remember b77e4435a0 what I did the 716d8babf5 day before.’7d55620b7063917b

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Shaking her head a8c418e275 lightly, Serena shook dfeea9dcda off the lingering e595b2cc30 drowsiness. Waking up e76f346e50 at the f0eabee439 same time d8ebd98ba2 every day 59f4dbfd1a without an b649de8d0d alarm was 2969365aa5 second nature 4a4ce589de to her.a92ebbaabdd1669a

She got up, washed, 74321f163a and changed into her e43b1a6875 clothes to head for e72b127108 the morning check-up. Familiar with the routine, d96edc307e she headed straight toward 7ed9da768f Azaid’s bedroom.08026e2dfb78f84b

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Today, there fdcde02840 was no 1018cc87ec maid blocking 55bfb2c951 her way. She smoothly reached Azaid’s aa49a0dc3e door and knocked.6d860aea3f28338d

“Your Majesty, 49043602ae it’s Serena.”5970cb99922af589

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Crash. Bang.4a821ab73865645e

Huh?4b72f37950afcf2f

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Right after knocking, she c15ca1655a heard a commotion inside 5bae8e854c and tilted her head d62e280626 curiously.e8388e1f4d88c235

“Your Majesty? Is something wrong?”a941557ca7af74bc

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“…”90b878af9d2d1364

“Your Majesty?”372d2f7f84ff9c7e

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The silence from 419dd6562b inside made Serena 4b795762ba a little uneasy. It seemed he 1f8b2dd930 was awake, but c34d8d3fd1 there was no 5e5ace2695 response.020662b8353ff338

Was the noise 6f398bd2eb just now from fbbf7517b9 Azaid collapsing? Thinking this, she was 3ae898f6da about to grab the a97951015d doorknob when Azade’s urgent e0ad42df2a voice stopped her.160cf31e6e669fda

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“Wait a moment.”eac3f16a84c06652

His voice was e412010ceb slightly hoarse, likely 14b93f5bd9 because he had 9d1a8316a2 just woken up.67a6297776b172de

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‘Such strange sleeping 854be72cd3 habits.’9aa10bd0953d88b0

Serena chuckled to herself, 0a3359f095 assuming he must have 60f0777e90 fallen out of bed 5a091715bd while asleep. Meanwhile, a maid 3dd1a558b0 passed by carrying 37fe7140ea a basin of 4a11e40bfa water, and soon 870351ebf4 Azaid granted her b6c02eb492 permission to enter.3054f2f3e1f945bf

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When Serena entered, she c986fc86c3 blinked in surprise to ef6782af4d see Azaid sitting on 6cf2436493 the bed, looking surprisingly 9da9754011 tidy for the morning. It was a stark 6ba1cb374e contrast to his usual 0455a9ff0a disheveled state during their 0624675cfc morning check-ups.019b84ee7c66434e

“Looks like you c554c308cd went through some f24cd73551 effort this morning,” faeb330e52 she remarked, sitting 0ed9ce4223 casually at the 5bc388fd9a bedside.2a4f371a9b420f48

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“I might seem 4b59d5906a careless to you, 353b478c27 but I do 7d8fbb34bc like to stay 41e882189d clean,” Azaid muttered, 3d73da6fa7 avoiding her gaze. His response made e2d2f5648b Serena laugh.9f567db758fe6491

“What? Are you joking this 3e8dc82b91 early in the morning?”db2977a17b5fe1f8

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She knew well from ebdedcff2e her past life how c88ac9a2f8 innately lazy he was. His sudden 455a3fba0c tidiness amused 49acb31552 her.02ac5c08b1e536bd

‘What’s gotten db72ccc415 into him?’!she 468f1a775a wondered with 15956e76ad a smirk.d940206570ccfb73

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Azaid opened his dfd0704a56 mouth as if 347469ebbc he had much 88f0e683f9 to say but 1d94696b61 stopped himself. He couldn’t bring 9514c1fd74 himself to admit 064c3242d1 that showing her 5e7f6bd4cc his unkempt face a9e9cbd9a9 suddenly felt embarrassing. Even he couldn’t d2e497b783 fully understand this 3d88fb12cb strange feeling.7f7136a9fa6a81eb

“There was a b6ce50ae32 commotion earlier. Did you fall 90af3fa61e out of bed?” 161974f292 Serena teased.df05ff37d4c2036b

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“Well… something c211fc2482 like that.”94eea7b8237cae91

“Are you hurt? Let me see.”6503a32fe98d3c0b

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As Serena fussed over a9783c949d him, Azaid pulled the 3b6c0e7116 blanket tightly around himself, 388d676647 shaking his head.b10b05b8f4532454

“You tend to 90e1edd48c think of me a3e67decc4 as too fragile.”0b267ae62dd5433c

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“Well, in fa41af7088 my eyes, d8a4d8f750 you are,” 53b964ce6d Serena replied 5b1fd9da73 casually. She couldn’t help 38d3682165 worrying since he 4b43bbb12d looked like he f98b4d74ae could collapse at 3589a4c720 any moment. Azaid, however, fa9586f769 scowled and 031a3f8f28 declared firmly, 649b2435a5 “I’m not fd01fc2eaf fragile.”44677657c0f0ae13

“Sure, sure. Got it,” she c429f34b0b answered with a 4084b17be3 laugh, brushing him 45075881b2 off as she ff998ab049 took out a 1abe321b89 diagnostic artifact. It was a 1ff832ad20 small device that 8b4db79107 fit perfectly in 317893ad04 her hand. As her 86356d959f long fingers caa2069bb1 worked, Azaid’s 146dc1c50e heart started a32696ace8 pounding again 4ec816f253 as last 54d4d8c350 night’s events 998c98b4ba came rushing d097074c42 back.e12c836740feedbb

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‘Here we go again,’ 4296010fe2 Azaid thought, frowning slightly.775746f7da7efe40

Serena was just ea83b3ea6b about to place d1ba047282 her hand on be554391dd his mana core 89e8dc1825 when he called ecc91b2f33 out, “Serena.”5fa159a90fc745c9

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“I told you not 73b236ec62 to talk while I’m 6743bf7bf8 checking your pulse,” she 7c72a7c1be scolded, glancing at him.021c09c32a733560

But Azaid didn’t 39a04d765e stop. “I think something’s wrong 5990b2da3b with me.”ebf4346522770f98

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His words 49e6b35230 made Serena b017e07dfd freeze. Forgetting her task, she a8349105b6 looked at him with 065ceeb63a concern. “What do you mean? Are you 1b35faac43 feeling unwell?”bd03f56e0b6496bb

Worry filled her eyes cf5aab5bd3 as she awaited his bed134e173 response, ready to prescribe bb03a941a5 something if necessary. But Azaid bbe173ba83 shook his 2db878478f head.9d3376dd1fec355d

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“Not unwell, exactly… More 75f6bcec5d like confused. I’ve never cbbb9b1348 felt this 15824f8bb5 way before.”3ba2d6d42ca0d305

What could it be, 3369d71466 for him to hesitate 2ad26b4d9b so much?9a6291e44a784082

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Frustrated by e29f3393c6 his vagueness, ca1f08712c Serena pressed 080e3132ec him for 01742bbbd7 details. “You need to describe 2aa061a5b6 your symptoms accurately for 420f2a4dbe me to diagnose you.”abc9454194f74326

“I think there’s something 80c9f06747 wrong with my heart.”fee2492f70cd871e

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“Your heart?”3494dd0f8bebf773

“It keeps 637efe6fc1 beating too 18988bc22e fast for b224a08bb6 no reason. Sometimes it feels c7a1719386 like it’s sinking, d88beebbab and other times 4a4efaa6ae it’s as if b9038d3133 my blood is 9f2cd035b5 boiling and I’m c7e1f9d29b on a roller a6c3945714 coaster.”58c8f3af7a230e83

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“So, your heart d4e08ab4f2 feels erratic, like bd8b3937cc it’s malfunctioning?”a625c5ca2bcd8fd9

“Exactly. I think my heart ee8de8748f might be failing.”2f8de47e4803ca8d

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Azaid lowered 2317d1e34f his gaze, 7646881505 and Serena, addf32453f after a 18a8146e68 moment, asked 94c5aae6a9 for permission. “Excuse me f78bdd7b27 for a ce3d813cd6 moment.” She b86fc6727b placed her f1a767ebfd bare hand 0a94e3a0ed on his 9e8f9b8d6f chest.463e18ee7db5046d

Thump-thump, thump-thump-thump.c69c0b48d539c99c

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The moment 6a51d1f400 her hand 2445408e81 touched him, 74b872991c his heart fdc55ddd27 started pounding f10f08bd08 wildly again. Serena observed 2052ab0292 his heartbeat fcff0731f4 with a 6ca721e2ef serious expression. It was an 3d03a5025a ordinary morning, yet 4c2e46de58 his heart was fee85d8eb6 racing abnormally fast.11b6493e26d37e12

‘This is real. His heart 03a4564666 might actually 70ddeccfa3 have a e8b341b89d problem!’d4f25a6b72582b60

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He seemed fine dc49c39fe6 until now, so cb235d5891 why the sudden 4b6ba563da issue?4b2cc6d098e0d51c

Azaid was truly a 9d2b775bb0 patient who kept her 422ae3d184 on edge. Cautiously, Serena aac6a5c523 asked, “Have 18366a683d you been 9062707c3c angry or 59a856b65d stressed out 2173e7ffb4 recently?”1120c7cace84a5f7

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“Angry…?” Azaid mused.1c4e9de94f539b85

“Even something 4432a56f43 minor is 01532242af fine.”01d8ad988b9a9d4f

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When she spoke 75adb1ab74 to him in 86cf91c93c a softer tone 7d712a4319 than usual, Azaid e410a91d8d thought back over 3046a277b0 the past few 30d93666c8 days. There hadn’t a8157e499f been many 2f7a4c1c78 outright infuriating 0db2dce4bf incidents, but 5c84d9b621 plenty of 0dd19bc651 things had 2b2d0c87f7 been bothering 840d0388ef him.6676cdb38b44ae0b

Particularly, Leonard’s report yesterday 7e2852af26 had been nothing short a599f91eae of devastating. The decision to hold 75b2a962a0 the hunting festival in a49c532fb8 Greenwood Duchy was, in 06f2a22522 truth, merely a pretext.e2de2172e670f7cb

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The real purpose b7475b66d1 was to visit 0489d2f363 the duchy discreetly e23c416b41 and investigate the d7dd158635 duke. Thanks to 60176e5f4d Jack’s life-risking 2b1cce5dee efforts, they 68a42ebf5a had discovered 64f6a0c8f7 that the f892affca1 official responsible acf2f1151c for the 636bccda62 smuggling lived 434a68c2fa in Greenwood f87d61c631 Duchy. Unfortunately, the official 264369a0ab was protected in 59229a572d an area near c5a2c8af74 the duke’s estate, e878f3b4f2 making it difficult 7d947785dd to approach.e235f5281a7a5cff

Although Jack insisted e0783a48b7 on handling it af0df8c832 himself, Azaid had 80307bc19f stopped him. Based on Jack’s 20315f2cb5 earlier attack, it 85a655bf15 seemed the duke 9518c6b65e was already aware 1c4a8aad94 of their movements.0cddc8442a4de27e

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If they weren’t cautious, 45421fb788 they risked losing everything, 2bf684ae15 including their allies. Thus, Azaid had eagerly 1e7a72115d anticipated the hunting festival.00dfa2efa4c8820a

The plan was f613a3e031 calculated: the duke 9a2078aef4 couldn’t act recklessly 7032b6540b against Leonard, who aef448466c had come as 99ddfcfb79 the emperor’s escort. Leonard was to e7546daa96 secretly approach the e0219f038c official and gather 6536b0f19b evidence. However, the 3343316fa0 sly duke 1b6fbca6e3 had anticipated bccec208d2 this and dc76749ec1 cut all 938185c818 ties beforehand.a38e811bc2703702

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“When I 55f79e8bc3 arrived, the a8af20a8c0 entire family a9cfc3c797 had already 15a530c7be been dead f0e527485a for quite d9f335ed69 some time. It seems the duke 54e1eca64d took preemptive action.”ee980b79421efe28

“Strange. To kill dbcf6414ee such a f7bd1a425a key official 765ba3547f overnight… It’s 68a9d35168 as if 6b6ddaae2b there was 92a95a9bf2 information we 2630420b9e absolutely weren’t 4e3f639b0a supposed to 868eba1dd0 discover.”2a193b39190c900f

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“There’s something else 04f9aaede4 suspicious.”c22adfe72051395d

“Go on.”b803e154222befc3

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“There were 458a9a8d63 no signs 4854acc2f4 of resistance a188a80a9d on the c275bef6ea bodies.”f9a64156556b5909

“Are you 8c8653e7b2 saying they 038540d1e9 committed suicide?”dfdb9c21f7ae9c99

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“There were no c7502859c8 signs of suicide 9fbbdcb876 either. It was as if 1c7190955f their hearts simply stopped, f6af21bc3e like sudden death.”0587d1933c2df713

“Was there evidence 70355ccaae of poison?”3f9e4e93b6f9889a

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“None.”73fd19388ee65a50

“…This is truly baffling.”94164b1e1f3bdf76

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Azaid was 5e5f62b84f irritated at c98c707fdd the thought 817eb74076 of starting 9a0f4452a3 from scratch 2d4f8e5c73 again. What were the odds d637446863 that an entire family aeb17c059d would suddenly die on 40c457e940 the same day?a7e27941df0ff927

It wasn’t poison, murder, d0f56cf490 or even suicide—just their 8f14d1ebdc hearts stopping, as if 15ef036b73 cursed.e114eb97ad2b2adc

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Was this a stroke 66fdb47f76 of luck for the eb040db5ce duke, or was it edf22b0983 intentional? If it were the 92a9a1b0f6 former, fate was certainly 8a3a6f7efa not on Azaid’s side. If it 71b6589295 were the 8c046f1dea latter, it fe3cde4d4e meant the ad88351b44 duke was 46f35298cb concealing something 57f4f1da82 far more ee30073c5c dangerous.7fd1aad3b1dff1ca

Azaid leaned toward the c10f580685 latter. Too many 5585ef6154 unsettling details 97031207c8 made it a4d6e1b740 hard to 11f8b8f075 dismiss as a69cbe5a20 mere coincidence.3b14031c9fdebb62

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This was Greenwood’s fb272c0b86 duke, after all. With his a1e0ce27e2 cunning mind, c8608a6688 who knew 6b8da301df what bizarre 9a60bbe649 poison or e3a1f0db7f trick he b642dbb74b had devised?c08bf70439396d92

‘What is f600fd605e he hiding? Why would he kill c4a5c433d2 his subordinate so urgently?’f4f8d1eeef26047e

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Azaid had always bad78d98e9 found the duke cbac64f72b instinctively unsettling. It was a feeling 4bf2fdf8fa that had lingered since 971395f431 childhood—a vague, ominous impression a56f6cea66 of the man.b654be99edd0456a

And indeed, the 60d8baa32f duke wore a 75078fa544 benevolent mask while e70e269f35 committing heinous acts 2ab7a7c185 in secret. He clearly had some 1f1f36972f kind of scheme, but 5c033f36b6 he concealed it so 0348d18e5a skillfully that it remained 037bf4437c a mystery.b6abe6334304bde8

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‘Should I inform Nocturne?’17eb65fa5920c11b

Azaid hesitated briefly 0709edbfc9 before shaking his 074f94cdd8 head. Involving Nocturne without concrete 7825a3103a evidence would only escalate 5084be6481 matters unnecessarily.a44f57bddea227ac

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‘Regardless, this isn’t a cc3087e8a4 simple matter.’f2c0a2d79d4c6c5e

Azaid concluded that a e2298f731c larger conspiracy was undoubtedly fc412ab1e3 hidden behind this smuggling f3c3c66493 case.07d41dc5afef57c2

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“What’s with the serious 853eae643b expression?”e8f2265276931b0f

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It was then that e3d2a4ed39 Serena urged him to 4025a7ca3f answer, breaking his train aaa678f645 of thought. Azaid belatedly remembered her 76a0ee5a68 presence and muttered an 4072442826 excuse.c1af0d952f2b79ad

“It’s nothing to d1ff3dfa45 be angry about…”bb5c6046e4fbbe05

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He was about af3dce70d2 to dismiss it cc791a6d30 as unimportant when 3d8eca549d he noticed how 9b3be688e8 close they were.cb97f3cdf8bc4154

Serena’s hand was 88f9c956eb still resting on 14f309d5b4 his chest, and a8afc70a8f her bright, inquisitive c3560da895 eyes seemed as 51484a6a78 though they could 8edf384a7e draw the truth 6730d36a69 out of him. Azaid cleared his aca81fb634 throat and gently 95097c152c removed her hand.72751a5637f41e0c

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“I must 7c58e2ace4 have overworked 8362f3d5f9 myself lately 9bf55c473b due to 8b32f6577b heavy duties.”63ec6c788998e649

“Is that so? You seemed 882906b4fb rather relaxed a3769c5e08 for someone 3a270ab7ac overworked,” Serena 287c5c5503 teased.75e8d6d771c32e25

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“And you, my 0ad31bcc09 personal physician, seem 778a52149c quite busy these a3318b4998 days.”c23f8ff3f039c4d6

“Of course, I’m a40d639ce6 always busy.”e160f14d841b7d22

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“Really? Is that why 30ff467eb4 a busy person 96a5a034fd like you goes faa5231a97 on walks with a479690d45 Nocturne without telling 6de0b8701e me and even e580c0c197 attends a ball fb2d49f836 as his partner?”2346a7c99a60e009

Azaid’s voice 1b826d6413 took on da2e436065 a petulant 7e7411a47d edge, and 77dea640f5 Serena blinked 18c73e5dcf in surprise.060bfbd1d0e3c2ba

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Come to think of 6a6d3001e2 it, it annoyed him. Walks were 8a15a8473a an unspoken b4d07f7d5c routine between 2648a1ef23 Serena and 69438b0873 Azaid.0d98fbc94929bef7

How could he 35086ad773 hear secondhand that 13c0efb001 someone he always 65686d567d strolled with had 9d9cec8b09 walked with another?2d472d4c1ca7d8f0

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‘The only bfcfe39148 person allowed e2b2cd849f to walk 75b48fc97c with Serina 15c34dea56 is me!’c3378f2f93bc111e

Azaid didn’t realize how aa08fe5e78 irrational his fixation was. Serena, feigning 4fa231dbcd indifference, replied, ad54902e93 “I don’t 3438b52598 see why d09dee59cb I must ca56de83c0 only take fbe71299bf walks with 5af72b3d15 Your Majesty.”97d4de994ca63119

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Azaid’s eyes a3f5866cb9 narrowed sharply 33225ba416 in response.0b60763291660eb5

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